01. Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo
02. Pepper Chewing-Gum
03. Cavalcata... Per Elisa
04. Un Bacio Asfissiante
05. Il Pollo
06. Suspense Per Joe
07. Quando Arriva L'Amore
08. Ansia Dell'Oro
09. Questa Pazza, Pazza Corsa
10. Glory, Glory, Glory *
11. Partita A Poker
12. Dolore E Gioia
13. La Miccia
14. Autostop Rosso Sangue - M23
* Sung By Catherine Howe |
Un Genio, Due Compari,
un Pollo
An amiable con man sets out to land a big score from a man even
less honorable than himself in this comic spaghetti western.
Joe Thanks (Terence Hill) is a swindler and quick-draw artist
who wanders into a dusty little town after literally falling
out of a stagecoach while asleep.
After besting card-sharp Doc Foster (Klaus Kinski) in a public
shootout, Joe reconnects with his old friend Steam Engine Bill
(Robert Charlebois), who is traveling with his beautiful but
dizzy-headed girlfriend Lucy (Miou-Miou).
Joe has learned that Major Cabot (Patrick McGoohan), an officer
in the U.S. Cavalry, is escorting a $300,000 fortune that's
been earmarked for Indian relief efforts;
however, Cabot has no intention of actually delivering the cash,
so Joe hatches a scheme to take it for himself.
Bill, who bears a slight resemblance to Cabot, will pose as
the officer and intercept the money, but when Bill and Lucy
are found out and jailed, Joe must come to their rescue.
While his name does not appear in the credits, Sergio Leone
is said to have co-produced Un Genio, Due Compari, Un Pollo
(aka A Genius, Two Partners, and a Dupe) and directed the pre-credit
sequence, with Damiano Damiani helming the rest of the picture
and receiving screen credit.
In Germany, the film was released as Nobody ist der Grosste
(aka Nobody is the Greatest) and marketed as an unofficial sequel
to Il Mio Nome e Nessuno (aka My Name Is Nobody).
Cast:
Klaus Kinski, Miou-Miou, Robert Charlebois, Patrick McGoohan,
Rik Battaglia, Mario Brega, Raimund Harmstorf, Terence Hill,
Jean Martin, Piero Vida
Directors:
Damiano Damiani
Sergio Leone
Autostop rosso sangue
After becoming a minor cult figure with his role as Krug Stullo
in the notorious Last House on the Left, actor David Hess
found himself typecast in minor variations of the role for
the rest of his career.
In this bloody thriller from director Pasquale Festa Campanile,
Hess stars as Adam Kunitz, ringleader of a group of vicious
bankrobbers who terrorize bickering vacationers Franco Nero
and Corinne Clery.
There's action, violence, and hard-edged sexual tension aplenty,
although Hess' famous fireside rape of Clery is optically
censored in some versions.
The film, based on Peter Kane's novel The Violence and the
Fury, and well scored by Ennio Morricone, still comes across
as an attempt to capitalize on Hess' cult status, prefiguring
his even more violent Italian films such as La Casa Sperduta
nel Parco and Camping del Terrore.
Ignazio Spalla and Monica Zanchi also appear.
Cast:
Corinne Clery, Franco Nero, Carlo Purl, David Hess, Ignazio
Spalla, Monica Zanchi, John Loffredo
Director:
Pasquale Festa Campanile |
